white chili

White Chili
2-4 oz cans green chilies
2 Tbs. Vegetable Oil
1/2 T. Cayenne Pepper (optional)
1 med. white onion, fine chop
2 -15 oz cans chicken, drained or 4 breasts boiled & cubed
2 tsp each: garlic powder, salt, ground cumin, ground oregano, ground coriander
1 cup sour cream
1/2 c. Heavy Whipping Cream

In a Large stockpot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, saute until brown. Add seasonings, and chicken, stir until well blended. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low. Simmer 15-20 minutes or until heated through. Add sour cream and whipping cream about 10 minutes before serving and heat through.

So this is the original recipe, but as you all know I pretty much never follow a recipe. ;) So I also blanched, skinned, and cut about 6 maybe 8 tomatoes, I can't remember exactly, I used olive oil instead of vegetable oil. I also put in a whole container of sour cream (it doesn't get eaten fast enough at my house and I was afraid it was going to go bad. I cut up a green pepper to saute with the onion. Then I added 2 cans of black beans (rinsed) and some milk since I put it in the crock pot and didn't want it to get too thick. I also added more heavy cream than it called for cause it was frozen and I didn't want to thaw it to measure it...LOL. I think that's all I changed. No wait, since I used our cayenne (which seems to be more potent) I only used about 1/4 tsp. Yep, I think that's about it...it'd be really good served with avocado in it I think...maybe I'll try that next time. :)

Enjoy!